About
Wordle is a web-based word game created by Josh Wardle in which players get six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with a new puzzle released daily. wordl is a terminal-based clone of Wordle, built in Rust with the Ratatui library, that recreates the web version's feel with slow letter-reveal animations and an on-screen keyboard showing guessed-letter hints. It's distributed as a Cargo crate, with precompiled binaries also available.
How it differs from the original
Its word list was seeded from third-party word-list gists rather than Wordle's own list and is not kept in sync with it, so the pool of possible answers can diverge over time.
Getting started
Install via Cargo (`cargo install wordl`) or download a precompiled binary from the releases page. In-game, type a guess and press Enter, use Backspace to clear a letter, Ctrl-N to start a new round once a game is over, and Esc or Ctrl-C to quit. The terminal window needs enough height for the keyboard hints to display.
Additional notes
- Note
- Precompiled binaries are not signed, so macOS users need to manually allow the binary to run in Security & Privacy settings.